Call me a sellout (I’m ashamed already), but I have it on pretty good authority that in order to be a good blogger, you need to be on Twitter. Now that I’m taking this blogging thing a little more seriously (on the Omniture Blog), I went ahead and made an account. The straight facts? It is a pretty good way to spread the word to a crowd of people with a certain interest, though it [...]

I’ve been thinking a little bit about life lately, and how long we stay in different stages of it. I’ve been part of the workforce for a few years now. Looking back it seems like a long time, but looking forward I see that the entire span of my life so far will be repeated again before I retire (barring me striking oil, gold, or winning the lottery). But having spent longer in my first [...]

In Part 1, we talked about finding an agent, getting pre-qualified, and finding a home.  Now we’ll talk about what to do once you find a few homes you want to walk-through. Step 4: Walk-throughs So give your agent a list of homes that you’re interested in.  Your agent has likely found a few homes to show you as well.  The more you can see, the more informed your decision will be, so don’t shy [...]

So my wife and I have been in the process of looking for homes for the last 3-4 months.  We found one that we liked, and are now a few days away from closing, but we learned a few things along the way, and I thought that perhaps some other first time home buyers might benefit from it. Step 1: Get a real estate agent that you trust. Sellers pay a percentage of the sale [...]